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That's my story with the dish washer: I find it is a lot easier just wash dish as soon as it is used, it does not take more than a few seconds for a plate, and

That's my story with the dish washer: I find it is a lot easier just wash dish as soon as it is used, it does not take more than a few seconds for a plate, and my dishwasher are only used as a place to dry plates. I had thought about the same concept you mentioned here when comparing eastern and western culture, and I thought it might come from diet, but I didn't backup with any research.

midoridensha 4y ago
Dishwashers make sense if you have a lot of dishes, and make a practice of filling the dishwasher before washing. For a single person, this can take many days. The total amount of water and time ends up being less by using the dishwasher. However, if you have a small number of dishes so that you can't afford to wait 3-7 days between washings, and need to clean them daily, the dishwasher makes no sense.
- rippercushions 4y ago
  Are people really leaving dirty dishes in the dishwasher for a week? That sounds like it would smell terrible and anything left on the earlier plates would be dry as cement by then.
  - onlyrealcuzzo 4y ago
    I think most people usually get almost all of the food off the dishes before putting them in the washer. If your dish is covered in dried yogurt & avocado slime - a lot of time the dish washer won't even get it off.
  - bmacho 4y ago
    > anything left on the earlier plates would be dry as cement by then. Water makes it soft again in a minute. Postponing dishwashing is not worse than doing it right after eating.
  - alternatetwo 4y ago
    I'm not sure what you leave on your dishes, but generally it's just a few crumbs, maybe a bit of butter, if it's obviously too much for the dishwasher - oatmeal does get as hard as cement for example - you need to rinse it off first anyway.
  - ergonaught 4y ago
    My family will not start the dishwasher until it is completely full or we have otherwise run completely out of clean dishes of some category that they want to use. Tends to stink quite badly eventually, yes. I have failed utterly to persuade them to do otherwise, so mostly handwash my own dishes and let them do their thing.
  - yurishimo 4y ago
    Dishes have been known to sit in my house for 3-5 days depending on how many we use. The only reason we don't run it every day is to save on washing pods. Ideally, I would probably run it every day right before bed and then unload it first thing in the morning. As is, I forget, then there are too many dishes to fit in the machine and I need to wash them by hand to cook with immediately.
    - com2kid 4y ago
      Don't bother with the dishwasher pods, they cost more and don't work as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rBO8neWw04 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rBO8neWw04
      - yurishimo 4y ago
        I know I'm a little late replying here, but I wanted to follow up anyway. I have seen this video before and used the powder when I lived in the US. Now that I've moved to the Netherlands in 2022, I cannot find the powder easily in stores. I don't really want to order it online as it's so cheap I might spend more on shipping than on the product itself. The pods work "good enough" for our purposes. Maybe the appliances sold here are also better optimized for pods? I do have a brand new dishwasher so that could be a factor as well.
  - satvikpendem 4y ago
    Are you putting dishes directly from eating into the dishwasher? Most people rinse it off, especially anything that could dry out. The dishwasher is more to automate the application of soap and water, not to literally remove every piece of dried food from a dish.
    - xxpor 4y ago
      if you rinse your dishes, you're Doing It Wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rBO8neWw04 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rBO8neWw04
      - satvikpendem 4y ago
        What part of that video are you referring to? I also don't use dishwasher pods, if that's part of what you're saying.
        xxpor 4y ago
        Ah sorry, should have copied that: https://youtu.be/_rBO8neWw04?t=1613 https://youtu.be/_rBO8neWw04?t=1613
        satvikpendem 4y ago
        It's highly dependent on the dishwasher you have then. Maybe he has a more powerful one because mine often does not get food that's stuck onto the plate and it just have to wash it again. I'd rather rinse it before putting it in than after, then.
- astrange 4y ago
  Dishwashers are very efficient, they use less water than handwashing even if you only put a few dishes in.
- powerapple 4y ago
  I choose to wash it immediately after use, either cooking, or after eating. I just find it easy to do. If I keep dishes in the sink, it will accumulate, then I really find no will to wash it. I have thought about why I keep doing this, is it something to do with diet, so I am mentally lazy, but physically not XD Another thing is I don't like the smell of washing liquid very much, I choose not to use it at all, even when washing dishes with hands

midoridensha 4y ago

Dishwashers make sense if you have a lot of dishes, and make a practice of filling the dishwasher before washing. For a single person, this can take many days. The total amount of water and time ends up being less by using the dishwasher. However, if you have a small number of dishes so that you can't afford to wait 3-7 days between washings, and need to clean them daily, the dishwasher makes no sense.

rippercushions 4y ago
Are people really leaving dirty dishes in the dishwasher for a week? That sounds like it would smell terrible and anything left on the earlier plates would be dry as cement by then.
- onlyrealcuzzo 4y ago
  I think most people usually get almost all of the food off the dishes before putting them in the washer. If your dish is covered in dried yogurt & avocado slime - a lot of time the dish washer won't even get it off.
- bmacho 4y ago
  > anything left on the earlier plates would be dry as cement by then. Water makes it soft again in a minute. Postponing dishwashing is not worse than doing it right after eating.
- alternatetwo 4y ago
  I'm not sure what you leave on your dishes, but generally it's just a few crumbs, maybe a bit of butter, if it's obviously too much for the dishwasher - oatmeal does get as hard as cement for example - you need to rinse it off first anyway.
- ergonaught 4y ago
  My family will not start the dishwasher until it is completely full or we have otherwise run completely out of clean dishes of some category that they want to use. Tends to stink quite badly eventually, yes. I have failed utterly to persuade them to do otherwise, so mostly handwash my own dishes and let them do their thing.
- yurishimo 4y ago
  Dishes have been known to sit in my house for 3-5 days depending on how many we use. The only reason we don't run it every day is to save on washing pods. Ideally, I would probably run it every day right before bed and then unload it first thing in the morning. As is, I forget, then there are too many dishes to fit in the machine and I need to wash them by hand to cook with immediately.
  - com2kid 4y ago
    Don't bother with the dishwasher pods, they cost more and don't work as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rBO8neWw04 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rBO8neWw04
    - yurishimo 4y ago
      I know I'm a little late replying here, but I wanted to follow up anyway. I have seen this video before and used the powder when I lived in the US. Now that I've moved to the Netherlands in 2022, I cannot find the powder easily in stores. I don't really want to order it online as it's so cheap I might spend more on shipping than on the product itself. The pods work "good enough" for our purposes. Maybe the appliances sold here are also better optimized for pods? I do have a brand new dishwasher so that could be a factor as well.
- satvikpendem 4y ago
  Are you putting dishes directly from eating into the dishwasher? Most people rinse it off, especially anything that could dry out. The dishwasher is more to automate the application of soap and water, not to literally remove every piece of dried food from a dish.
  - xxpor 4y ago
    if you rinse your dishes, you're Doing It Wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rBO8neWw04 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rBO8neWw04
    - satvikpendem 4y ago
      What part of that video are you referring to? I also don't use dishwasher pods, if that's part of what you're saying.
      - xxpor 4y ago
        Ah sorry, should have copied that: https://youtu.be/_rBO8neWw04?t=1613 https://youtu.be/_rBO8neWw04?t=1613
        satvikpendem 4y ago
        It's highly dependent on the dishwasher you have then. Maybe he has a more powerful one because mine often does not get food that's stuck onto the plate and it just have to wash it again. I'd rather rinse it before putting it in than after, then.
astrange 4y ago
Dishwashers are very efficient, they use less water than handwashing even if you only put a few dishes in.
powerapple 4y ago
I choose to wash it immediately after use, either cooking, or after eating. I just find it easy to do. If I keep dishes in the sink, it will accumulate, then I really find no will to wash it. I have thought about why I keep doing this, is it something to do with diet, so I am mentally lazy, but physically not XD Another thing is I don't like the smell of washing liquid very much, I choose not to use it at all, even when washing dishes with hands